Device for removing superfluous hair



Sept. 7, 1943, y R. E-ANDREws ErAL 2,328,886

I DEVICE FOR REMOVING SUPERFLUOUS HIR l maa sept. 13.1941v 1NvENToRs@055,97- 5. ,Mm/95W: and ,57AM/.fr on/EN Davisoefroa c RobertEi AndrewNew York),V Stanley Lowen,

i "The inventio-n relates'to/a device for rernoyi-ng ty retoapluralityof flexible abrasiye sheets, the,l

3W. u an `with faciuty,grasped ,by lthailand, two wlngers, straddlingaprotuberantportion o rthe weert. SQ as t effe@ the abrasioncfthesimer-` i. u esuch a device which maybeuoonyeniently and u firmlygrasped by the hancland` tobeguided'over superiiuous hair from the humanbody,'and"m ore e 4 i particularly, to an .article 0f manufacture icon-j i fis., utedA 0f a Support havingdetachablyyapplied *ffl allebei?t0 berremoved'byla Cirw1at9ryi0r"`r .u

rocating movement of theharticle overthebody paper,` oloth,1rubbe'r,andthe likeyhavingadef being so constructed that it may be readily,-

.` i means, rfor instancefby. a'staple, screw, or .the lik aI knobswhich isp'i'zeferably of la configuranparticularobjectofltheinVentionislto.pro-i p .arie the :palm eroinehand, tqtmaketne flexibele d.

sheeting.' constituting the "abrasivev surface, oon-` fo nite thecontoursof the skin surface.` i U i further object ofthe invention istoprovide uch al device withla plurality4 of iiexible. abrasivetachablysecuredto the suppolfl'ewhereby when :A still further object ofthe inventionis "to fture is illustratedin the accompanying drawing `wayof limitation of either the structure orits .conguration In suchdrawingFig, l is a plan f wmlewV of a (device constructed in accordancewith our invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the sheets;`superimposed one upon thefot'her and dej-` theu outermost sheet ofwsuch`flexible `abrasive `sheetsha's,become` worn or clogged, `so `that it nolonglfl'ls` the eiective,` abrasive surface to .carry L 1 u its intendedfunction,itfmayreadily `be rel-j` .movedby a simpleoperationtherebyftgieipose f the` next succeedingiabrasive sheetfandsurface.

" .provide adevice of thischalracter which may be A specificembodimentof our inventive `struc`V merely, however, by way of'exampleand not by e ,unpelieandnseptemtei13,1941, serialNaiaeeoffl i Lioiaim'sy``(o1.15j-1inj u stitutinga support and `whichrnay be m-ade-efl-- greeofiexibilitybut sucient rigidity to` supporti` the plurality of abrasivesheets applieditheretol inil substantially plane" position; i To Ethecenter the-I: support 5; or disc" in `the particular embedmentgzillustrated, `istsecured;` by suitablehaving a broad` basevsection "land .a` taperingu' 'central arcuately oi'itliiied` sectionterminating@ in aknob-like protuberan'cr-J'Elnfor` the purpose deL- 'iscribedfmore vin, detail hereinafter. i

` l i IDiainetrioaliy opposite the knob 6,;near. the'pes ripheral edgeof the disc. 5;.;is provideda pair: oil.4 substantie;lly;ureotangular.``slots Iagfanddn line withA suchdiametrically disposed s1ots,,th`eperiph-:f`

f eral edge oi the, disc` 5` isiy out :out: slightlynas at...` linL Theflexible abrasive` surfaces are constituterh.. of sheets of paper I2.ofsubstantially the sar-nai.

coniiguratior1` and outline` as: the support 51e iiexible abrasivesheets I2; arelikewise constituted;

of discs.;` From'eachiside of the peripheraledges.. o fA each: disci l2,`diametrically,` opposed-to .each

@than extend. a .pair` of nahm-sagra? integral.4 with.. e

each side of the tabs slight cuts I4 irl-substantialalignmenttwth ,theedges 1 of the tabstarid extending into the supporting disc.

. device showing the abrasive surface; Fig. 3 is a i e plan View of asingle sheet of abrasive material which is to be applied to the support;and Fig. 4 y isa section through `the device showing the`sup" port,manipulating handle, and a plurality of fexible abrasive sheetsdetachably securedto the i. support. i i i Q35. i `Referring moreparticularly to the drawing, in 1i i which similar reference charactersidentify sinn'-` larparts in the several views,4 5 is a sheet conuntilthey .assume a position i tom surface. i e

` the iiexible abrasive` i In assembling our novel abrasive device, aplurality of flexible abrasive sheets l2 are superimposed one upon theother with their abrasive surfacesv all in one direction Aand they arethen brought into juxtaposition with the bottom'surface of thesupporting strip 5 in such a way that u the tabs` I2 of the `battery .ofexible abrasive sheets are opposite the slots I0 and the cut-outs lul.The plurality of tabsare then folded over the peripheral edges of thesupporting disc 5 and their free ends inserted into the slots `Il) and`thereupon pushed radially of the supporting disc underlying its bot- Ofbourse, in` applying sheets to the supporting surface,` they may bedetachably secured thereto in a battery of a plurality of such sheets orthey may be individually V applied one after'the other. `In eachinstance,

- however, the sheets are secured by the interposition of theffree endsofthe tabs through the l ticles or grains known to the the abrasivematerial.

slots l0, with each succeeding pair of tabs over-V lying the previouslypositioned tabs. The manner of application or removal of individualsheets of'abrasive Vmaterial is illustrated in the lower right-handportion of'Fig. 4, wherein the tab I3 of the last flexible sheet beingapplied is illustrated in its position in the course of application v tothesupporting disc When it is desired to remove the outermost exibleabrasive sheet, after it has become wornl or clogged, it is onlynecessary to grasp,'either by the fingers, or any other suitableinstrumentality,

' the uppermost pair of tabs i3 and withdraw them through the slot It,or to tear off the disc portion of the sheet, leaving the tabsundisturbed. l' It will be noted that the cut-outs i l on the supaporting disc 5 constitute recesses into which the hinge'portions of thetabs neatly fit. y

In utilizing our novel abrasive device for the I i purpose of removingsuperfluous hair from the skingsurface, for instance of the vlegs orarms', the devicel is conveniently grasped by means of the knob 6 withtwo ngersof the-operative hand straddling theknob and in contact Withthe arcuately outlined section 8 of the knob. i Proper `and suc'ientpressure may thenbe exerted by the fingers against the vportion ofthedisc 5 immediiiexing of the device to conform to the contour of theskinfsurface being abraded. 'The support-V ing surface 5 is of suincientflexibility and rigiditytopermit this conformation' to the surfacejbeing abraded and yet to permit Ait to return to itssubstantially'planeconditionupon removal of the device from the skinsurface. ;After the device has been used to such an ex.-

tent thatv the outermost abrasive surface is either Worn or vclogged`with hair or othermaterial re'' moved from the skin surfacait may beconveniently removed. from the device ashereinabove described, therebyexposing' the next succeeding layer or sheet` of abrasive material. Whenall of the "battery of abrasive sheets'has been-used, a newl supplymay'readilyV be detachably secured to the. support in the mannerabove'indicated.

JThe abrasive material on the flexible sheets is ypreferably of a degreeof fineness not to cause irritation of the skin which is being` abradedthereby. Any of a wide variety of abrasive parart may be used for j :.1.,Af device 'for'removing'superfluousw'hain' which comprises a supportand a pluralityk of l exible abrasive sheets, said support having a pairof slots diametrically opposed and positioned adjacent the peripheraledge thereof, and said plurality of exible 'abrasive sheets having pairsof tabs by means of which such sheets are de- `tachably securedto thesupport by the passage of said tabs through said slots; Y

2. A device for removing superiuous hair,

.which comprises a supporting sheet. a knob-like protuberance extendingfrom substantially the center thereof, said. supporting sheet being pro`n vided adjacent its peripheral edge diametrically in line with theknob-like protuberance, with a pair of slots, a flexible abrasive sheethaving diap metrically opposed tabs extending therefrom and I I beingdetachably secured to the support by the ,ately adjacent the baseof theknob, to permit the` interlacing of the tabs with the support throughthe passage of said tabs through the slots so as to extend between thereverse surface of said abrasive sheet and the support.

^ 3. A A'device for vremoving superuous hair;`

which 4comprises a supporting sheet,v a knob-like protuberance extendingfrom substantially the center thereof, said supporting sheet beingvprovided at two points adjacent its peripheralfedge,v

diametrically in line with the knob-like protuberance, with a pair ofslots, a yplurality ofr Y flexible abrasiversheets having diametrlcallyopposed tabs extending therefrom vand being detachably secured to thesupport by the interlacing of thetabs with the support through the pas-Vsageof said tabs through the slots so as to extend between the reversesurfaces of said abrasive" i sheetsmand thef'support.

4. A device for removing superfluous hair,"

j Y which comprises a Ysupporting sheet, a knob-1ike protuberanceextendingfrom substantially the center thereof and having a taperingarcuately r`loutline section adapted to be straddled by twol fingers ofthe hand, said supporting sheet being prov'ided'adjacent its peripheraledge with a pair Y of slots,v a plurality of flexible abrasive sheetsfhaving diametrically opposed tabs extending from the sheets, saidflexible abrasive sheets being deg-f tachably secured to the support bythe interlacf` ing of the tabs with thesupport through the".A passage ofsaid tabs through the slots so as to extend between ther reversesurfaces.. of saidA abrasive sheets and the support.

ROBERT ANDREWS. l

,j STANLEY LowEN;l

